If it clears zoning review, a 12-story building on West Liberty Street would become the first 100% affordable high-rise made possible by transit corridor rezoning in Ann Arbor, according to a city council member.

Portland is building fourplexes and smaller homes to fight high prices.

Michigan is currently facing a severe shortage of 119,000 homes, in part because overly restrictive laws are stalling the construction of affordable starter homes and driving up costs. Recent polling ...

Planning Commission will consider a resolution to start implementing the Comprehensive Plan with zoning changes. As a first step, it calls for the commission to immediately start creating 1-2 new zoning districts for the Hub category and the Transition areas that surround Hub. The resolution asks staff to model the zoning changes on proposals made by members of the More Neighbors policy committee. This resolution is important for two reasons: Speed. It would direct planning staff to immediately begin implementing the comprehensive plan with broad reforms, rather than rezone a few small areas at a time at a slow pace. Quality of Reforms. By directing staff to model the reforms on the More Neighbors proposals, the resolution helps ensure that the new zoning districts will remove barriers to housing construction rather than add new ones.

Portland legalized fourplexes, tiny houses and backyard homes and then sorted out how to actually get them built.

After decades of explosive growth, Austin, Texas, in the 2010s was a victim of its own success. Lured by high-tech jobs and the city’s hip reputation, too many people were competing for too few homes....

A Newly released interactive map - based on census data - reveals how access to opportunity varies across Washtenaw County.